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Ten million years in the making. The truth, the whole truth, and everything, but the truth! - History of the World: Part I
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Title: History of the World: Part I

Release Date: 12 Jun 1981

Runtime: 1h 32m

Genre: Comedy

Director: Brooksfilms, 20th Century Fox

Production Companies: Brooksfilms, 20th Century Fox

Overview: An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.

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Average Vote: 6.8 (803 votes)

Cast

  • Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI: Mel Brooks
  • Emperor Nero: Dom DeLuise
  • Empress Nympho: Madeline Kahn
  • Count de Monet: Harvey Korman
  • Madame Defarge: Cloris Leachman
  • Swiftus: Ron Carey
  • Josephus: Gregory Hines
  • Mademoiselle Rimbaud: Pamela Stephenson
  • Marcus Vindictus: Shecky Greene
  • Chief Caveman: Sid Caesar
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